CEG - Thu June 11, 2020
Busy Roanoke, Va., Stretch of Roadway Now Set for Improvement
The Salem regional office of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) announced June 8 the state agency has awarded a $4.5 million contract for a road project to improve a section of VA Route 419 (Electric Road) near Tanglewood Mall on Roanoke's southeast side....
VDOT - Mon June 08, 2020
Virginia's CTB Awards $18.2M Contract to Widen Fairfax Pike in Frederick County
Virginia's Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) has awarded an $18.2 million contract to General Excavation Inc. of Warrenton, Va., for the widening of Fairfax Pike (Route 277) in Frederick County, located in the state's northwest region....
VDOT - Mon June 01, 2020
VDOT Archaeologist Helped Uncover 'Witch Bottle' From I-64 Work Site
Prior to joining the Virginia Department of Transportation in March 2019, Chris Shephard, the agency's Richmond District archaeologist, made a "bewitching" discovery during the Interstate 64 widening project....
VDOT - Mon June 01, 2020
VDOT Supervisor in Salem Volunteers to Save Lives One Pint at a Time
America is filled with ordinary people performing extraordinary acts of service and sacrifice for the benefit of others. Cheri Wood fits that description perfectly. She has felt the call to render assistance ever since a life-changing event more than 40 years ago....
American Concrete Pavement Association - Wed December 11, 2019
VDOT Named 2019 ACPA Lifetime Pavement Recognition Award Recipient
The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) has presented its Lifetime Pavement Recognition Award to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) in recognition of a section of Virginia State Route 316....
Link-Belt Cranes - Mon January 20, 2020
Link-Belt Crane Assists on Multiple Bridge Projects Along the Waterway
i+iconSOUTHEAST of Virginia Beach, Va., rented a new 150-ton 238 HSL lattice crawler from Link-Belt Mid-Atlantic for multiple Virginia Department of Transportation bridge projects on the Blackwater River, near Wakefield, Va....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon September 09, 2019
VDOT Set to Embark on Its Largest Project Ever
The I-64 Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) in southeastern Virginia is at the beginning of an expansion project to help ease congestion in the area. The project, which comes with a price tag numbering in the billions, is the Virginia Department of Transportation's largest in history....
AASHTO Journal - Mon April 29, 2019
VDOT Shuffles Leadership, Targets Upgrades to I-95
April proved to be a busy month for the Virginia Department of Transportation as it planned to head up a multi-agency Interstate 95 Corridor study, even as it shuffled its executive ranks and deployed portable rumble strips for the first time in highway work zones....
VDOT - Mon April 15, 2019
Agencies OK Funding for Va.'s Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
The Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission (HRTAC) approved a funding agreement with the Virginia Department of Transportation March 29 to deliver the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion Project — the largest transportation project in Virginia's history....
Virginia Department of Transportation - Mon March 04, 2019
VDOT Picks Contractor for Largest Project in State's History
Gov. Ralph Northam announced that the Commonwealth of Virginia has selected Hampton Roads Connector Partners, a design-build team, to deliver the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion Project. The fixed price ($3.3 billion) and fixed completion date (Nov....
